South Amboy, New Jersey Travel Information

Cheesequake State Park Campground Cheesequake bears the responsibility of being the most urban state park in the densest, most urbanized state in the country. A mere 36 miles from Manhattan, its wooded and marsh 1,292 acres play host ... Matawan, NJ

Piscataway, New Brunswick, and the New Jersey Central Lowlands Webbs’ Mill Bog Cedar Swamp in the 27,298-acre Greenwood Wildlife Management Area is one of the few places in the state to hear—and possibly see—the endangered Pine Barrens tree frog, a tiny, bright g... Piscataway, NJ

The Bayshore and Sandy Hook Years ago the communities nestled along the southern edge of Raritan and Sandy Hook Bays were an integral part of the Jersey Shore. Before completion of the Garden State Parkway in 1957, visitors from... Port Monmouth, NJ

The Inland Shore The Inland Shore, or western Monmouth County, is an area of green rolling hills, winding country roads, lazy rivers, vegetable and fruit farms, sleepy towns with general stores and corner malt shops, ... Middletown, NJ

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Cheesequake Blue Trail Loop (Distance: 3.2 mi) This soft trail meanders through tidewater salt marsh, encountering southern plant species such as spring and summer-blooming fragrant magnolias, a lot of birdsong for your dog to pick up his ears and...

Cheesequake, NJ - Hiking - length:2.5 mi

Cheesequake Natural Area Trail (Distance: 3.2 mi) Do you enjoy traipsing through cedar swamps and backwoods bayous while bounding over boardwalks? Cheesequake is well endowed in each of those categories, with plenty of raw, natural beauty left over t...

Matawan, NJ - Hiking - length:5.5 mi

Cheesequake State Park (Distance: 3.3 mi) Though close to the Garden State Parkway and the metropolis, the terrain here in Cheesequake State Park is pleasantly diverse and rather remote. Journey past historic clay pits along with an array of ...

Cliffwood, NJ - Hiking - length:4.5 mi

Cheesequake State Park: Cheesequake Cedar Swamp (Distance: 3.4 mi) Opened in 1940, Cheesequake State Park is Middlesex County’s only state park. It lies between New Jersey’s northern and southern vegetation zones, making it a transitional area with unique plant and a...

Matawan, NJ - Hiking - length:2.7 mi

Cheesequake State Park Trails (Distance: 3.5 mi) Cheesequake State Park offers a rare off-road opportunity in an area of the state that is congested and, for the most part, paved over. Although most of the park’s trails are off limits to mountain bi...

Matawan, NJ - Mountain Biking - length:3.5 mi

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Glenwood Glenwood Country Club Private Non-Equity, 18 holes 6943 yards, par 72 5.1 miles from center of South Amboy, New Jersey

South Shore South Shore Golf Course Municipal, 18 holes 6317 yards, par 72 6.5 miles from center of South Amboy, New Jersey

Metuchen Metuchen Golf & Country Club Private Equity, 18 holes 6641 yards, par 72 7.0 miles from center of South Amboy, New Jersey

Colonia Colonia Country Club Private Equity, 18 holes 6402 yards, par 72 7.7 miles from center of South Amboy, New Jersey

Fairway Fairway Golf Center Public, 9 holes 0 yards, par 27 8.0 miles from center of South Amboy, New Jersey

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